Meanings
- uncountableThe state or condition of being boring.
Friends with me, the poster child for imperfection and boringness.
2005, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Lily B. on the Brink of Cool3 more examples
Instinctively, before they had a chance to open their mouths, she knew not only that they were bores but the quality of their boringness.
1948, John Lehmann, The Penguin new writingMore than one critic has said, of course, that the boringness of the "New Novel" is a feature of its authenticity.
1964, Stephen Spender, Congress for Cultural Freedom, EncounterAn Analysis of Superficial Boredom and Its Relation to the Boring Object Heidegger does not begin his analysis of "superficial boredom" with boredom itself but with what is boring, or the boringness of a boring object.
1997, Eugene H. Elias (Jr), The American University, The role of boredom and anxiety in early Heidegger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounextreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishboren
- Middle Englishboryng
- Englishboring
- Englishboringness
Translations
Dutch saaiheid
- saaiheidstate of being boring
Hungarian unalmasság
- unalmasságstate of being boring
Latvian garlaicīgums
- garlaicīgumsstate of being boring
Polish nudność
- nudnośćstate of being boring
Russian скучность
- скучность (skučnost')state of being boring
Cite this entry
boringness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boringness
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